Keqing, it’s just cultivating immortality, is it that difficult?

"But, damn it... We are running out of food after encircling those two counties!"

To be on the safe side, although his soldiers were recalled, not all of them were in the capital city, and the same went for the food. Now, these people from the Goddess Sect unexpectedly had brains and actually surrounded the enemy in groups. It was obvious that there was someone behind the scenes planning this.

For a time, the atmosphere in Tongzhou Prefecture was extremely solemn. With Tongzhou Prefecture's fighting spirit of attacking and defending the city, the battle went back and forth several times within a single day.

The Goddess Sect had a large number of people, and although they were at a disadvantage in the siege, they had planned well in advance and were calm, so their momentum was not bad. Song Zhi's side was well-equipped and had a large number of people, so they seemed to be at ease facing the attack of the Goddess Sect. The two sides fell into a stalemate.

However, this stalemate did not last long. The Goddess Cult continued to harass the guards by beating drums all night, causing them to lose their morale. Finally, ten days later, one night, they managed to storm the city wall and kill 500 enemies with 300 soldiers. Although they failed to capture the city, they still managed to win back a city, which greatly boosted the morale of the Goddess Cult.

"Sir, this plan is really brilliant! It almost took down the city. I admire you!"

Meng Xiang, the leader of the Goddess Cult, heard about the war. Although he felt sorry, he had a smile on his face.

He bowed slightly, and spoke with great enthusiasm to a masked woman in the tent, full of praise.

You have to know that half a month ago, when this person came to recommend himself, he was still disdainful and felt that he did not need a counselor at all. Besides, what could a woman do? He could capture the city on his own.

However, if the other party had not given him some advice and found out some information, he would have fallen into Song Zhi's trap because of his arrogance! The cunning Song Zhi actually had such a trick up his sleeve!

It's really abominable, such despicable behavior.

Chapter 608 Trust and Plan (4000)

"This Song Zhi

As expected, he has had ulterior motives for a long time. As a compatriot, I have long disliked this guy."

Meng Xiang gritted his teeth and said:

"Before, he made all kinds of excuses, saying that he didn't have real power and hadn't completely controlled Tongzhou Prefecture, so we believed him. Who would have thought that secretly, this guy had already gathered so many troops and controlled the entire prefecture so early."

"The Grand Master thought so highly of him, yet he was so ungrateful. He became the prefect with the help of our Goddess Cult, but he betrayed us. He is truly a villain!"

Meng Xiang was somewhat skeptical before. Although he had some doubts about Song Zhi, they also had other compatriots who had infiltrated the court. Those people did not develop very well, perhaps because they had no knowledge or they really did not have the ability, so they were restricted in officialdom and did not develop very well.

In the end, it was the superiors' own incompetence that led to dissatisfaction among the people, which led to the riots that were instigated and the government was taken down in one fell swoop.

Therefore, Meng Xiang also felt the same way about Song Zhi, because Song Zhi claimed that he was a scholar and had a bad relationship with the court. His ancestors were criminals and were exiled here by the court's wish, so the Grand Tutor believed him.

It so happened that the real Song Zhi went back to his hometown on the way to his appointment, and was accidentally robbed and killed by them. At that time, the Goddess Cult was not very strong, and killing a prefect was a big deal, but things had come to this point and it could not be exposed at this time.

The Goddess Cult was also eyeing the appointment document. The Grand Master became envious and after much deliberation he decided to reject Song Zhi, who had only been a member of the cult for a year.

After all, this person is first-rate in humanities and is also very smart.

As long as this guy isn't discovered and quietly controls a prefecture, the area controlled by the Goddess Cult will be able to expand its control and the success rate of the rebellion will be increased.

It seemed that this incident aroused their ambition. After that, the Goddess Cult more or less targeted those imperial officials. They specially selected some people, deliberately approached them, and asked them to serve as servants and book boys in their homes to understand their habits. They chose those with average interpersonal relationships, and finally attacked them from behind and seized their identities.

In this way, the Goddess Cult did get a lot of court positions, but none of them were very good. It would be easier to just take advantage of the chaos and revolt.

"This man's ingratitude goes against the Grand Master's teachings, so I came to help the general."

Meng Xiang was delighted.

"Sir, do you think highly of my Goddess Cult?"

This person is very resourceful. Although she is a woman, her methods are extremely superb. She can even discover Song Zhi's tactics and layout through divination, just like a rare and talented person who has retired to the mountains.

If it weren't for the opponent's strategy, they would not have used the smallest force to intimidate Song Zhi's "back granary" and cut off the opponent's food supply.

They were almost able to attack the city wall and counterattack before, but it was a pity! It was almost there. If they could open the city gate at that time, they would have won the battle.

such a pity……

"Of course, I am very optimistic about the Grand Master and the Goddess. Only when the Goddess's salvation spreads to this world can these continuous natural disasters be extinguished. The fate of the Great Zhou has come to an end. The Goddess should be established to break the old dynasty and create a new world."

"Excellent, excellent. What you said is just as I thought. The court is cruel and incompetent, corrupt officials neglect their duties and eat for nothing. Today, there are constant natural disasters. God couldn't stand it anymore and warned that the Great Zhou would perish."

"And my Goddess Cult has fulfilled the Goddess's trust, saved the people from danger, and overthrown those local tyrants and evil gentry. We deserve the mandate of heaven and are doing justice. What the hell are the officials and nobles? They are born to be rich and noble. Only the common people like us are pariahs!"

"No one is born to be a subordinate in this world! The Goddess Cult believes in equality for all. When this corrupt court is overthrown by us, everyone will be equal. When the glory of the Goddess shines, everyone will be liberated!"

As Meng Xiang said this, he clapped his hands and laughed. Lu Shanshan smiled behind her mask, but in her heart she sneered at the doctrine he was talking about.

Treat everyone equally? Created equal?

There is no equality in this world. Some people are born to be rich. If everyone is really equal, then no one will listen to anyone else, and no one will care about anyone else. Then whoever has the final say will have the final say. Wouldn't the world be in chaos?

It would be better for them to live in Hengshan County. Although they are governed by the government, they are also governed by the gods they respect. No one dares to oppress them. Moreover, they have magical powers in their hands and are superior to ordinary people. They have no worries about food and drink and a long life awaits them.

In addition, everyone is a believer of Xuannv, so in a sense everyone is equal. Under the divine rules, no one dares to do anything that is against the will of heaven and earth. This is much better than the goddess's empty promises.

Seeing her like this, Meng Xiang nodded secretly.

I thought the other party had acquiesced, and I felt comforted.

It seems that sir really agrees with our goddess' teachings.

"This time, I will be at ease with you, sir. When we break through the city gates, we will chop off the villain's head and offer it to the heaven. I will report back to the Grand Tutor and say a few good words to the goddess to give you a great achievement."

"Then I'll trouble you, General. I will do my best."

Lu Shanshan did not pretend to refuse, but agreed honestly, and even showed a hint of joy at the right time.

Because she knows that being a person without desires and demands may be in line with her status, but she will not win the other person's heart. On the contrary, if she has something to ask for, it will make people feel more at ease.

On the other side, Meng Xiang also saw the joy in Lu Shanshan's eyes and felt satisfied.

As expected, why would such a hermit master come down the mountain to help them instead of helping the court? They obviously seemed weak, but now it seems that fate is on their side.

I heard that there is that

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory can observe the stars and calculate the weather, and those hermits and masters can't be worse than those in the imperial court. They must have noticed that the imperial court's fortune is declining, and my Goddess Sect has risen up to meet the trend, and has come here to help, so that I can complete my own merits and gain that fortune to bless my own practice.

Meng Xiang felt very happy. Although he had never taken the imperial examination, he had read some books. He had also received some education when he was young and had read some unofficial history books.

The founding emperors in those novels all had the help of hermits and masters, and followed the will of heaven. I believe it is the same for their Goddess Sect now, so it has attracted such hermits and masters.

Thinking of this, Meng Xiang envied the opponent's ability to control objects out of thin air. Unfortunately, the teacher said that this skill requires more than ten years of hard practice, and one must cut off worldly ties, abstain from sex and money, eat morning dew in the morning, and drink clear spring water at night. It takes decades of hard practice to obtain a clean body and perform the skill of controlling objects.

Doesn't this mean that you can't get married or be lustful, and you have to give up your appetite. What's the point of living like this? Besides, I'm old now, and I heard that this strange skill can only extend my life by a dozen years, not much.

If a person does not enjoy life, what's the point of drinking dew every day to prolong his life? What's more, he is now a general and enjoys fine wine and meat. Those high-ranking young ladies from noble families will not be able to provide him with entertainment after the city is broken. It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go back to frugality from extravagance. Only a fool would give up such a fairy-like life and practice hardship.

Thinking of this, Meng Xiang lost his restless desire.

He turned to business.

"Sir, now you have our army marching with gongs, drums and bells late at night, day and night, for three days and three nights, making the Song soldiers exhausted and sleepy. This method was successful before, but we failed to break the city because of a slight mistake. Do you have any other strategies now?"

Speaking of this, Meng Xiang felt a little ashamed. He could have attacked the city in one fell swoop, but he underestimated the enemy. Instead of attacking the city seven days later, he got anxious and reckless, and sent out troops on the third day, which led to the failure of the plan.

"I thought you could take advantage of the situation and attack the city, but I didn't expect the other side to react so violently."

Lu Shanshan pondered and pretended to be thinking.

"We can't help it. I didn't expect that guy to prepare such powerful weapons. Our weapons all broke after a few exchanges. No matter how brave we are, the gap in equipment is hard to make up."

Meng Xiang sighed, and hated Song Zhi even more. He did not mention that it was his eagerness to attack that caused the problem, but attributed everything to the difference in weapons.

Such weapons are obviously new at first glance. When did Song Zhi get them? Did he get some iron ore? Damn, such a villain!

Lu Shanshan pretended not to notice his anger, because she knew that it would be impossible to capture the city even after seven days.

The purpose of this strategy was to catch the enemy off guard. Given the disparity in weapons, if the city wall was not occupied in a short period of time, it would be impossible to open the city gate and break into the city with the continuous influx of reinforcements.

And with the broken weapons of the Goddess Cult and the untrained team, even if they had a large number of people, the city wall could not accommodate so many people, and their weapons would break after a few hits. How could they quickly capture the city wall?

So, the result is inevitable.

However, Meng Xiang did not think about these things carefully. He only thought that it was because he was impatient and anxious to send troops, and because he did not attack according to the specified time.

Even though he said it was the weapon's fault, in his heart he had already been blinded by the so-called seven-day deadline given by Lu Shanshan, and his attention was diverted.

After all, wasn’t he the one who went into battle after only beating the drum for three days?

"How about we use gongs and drums as we did before, and attack the city when they are least prepared?"

"No, this plan can only be used once. The key is to make the Song army exhausted and exhausted so that they can be used for a surprise attack. But now it has failed once and the enemy has been prepared. I am afraid it will not work again."

Lu Shanshan shook her head.

"Besides, the enemy is prepared and must have guessed our deployment. They know that only a part of us sounded the drums at night, and most of the army retreated ten miles. If they attack from the city at night, I'm afraid they will suffer heavy losses."

"Didn't you say that? This person is very scheming, otherwise he wouldn't have deceived everyone in the Goddess Cult. We must be on guard."

"Yes, yes, sir, you are right!"

Meng Xiang reacted quickly. The villain was so evil-minded. If he came a second time, he might just counterattack as Mr. said.

After all, even though their 100,000 people seemed to be seven or eight times more than the seven or eight thousand Song soldiers in the city, if the difference in weapons was taken into account, these 100,000 people were only equivalent to twenty or thirty thousand.

Not to mention that since ancient times, defending a city has been a geographical advantage. If you want to capture a city, you will definitely have to spend several times the number of troops. So although these 20,000 to 30,000 combat forces seem to be a lot, they are actually not enough.

"I do have a few ideas...but..."

Lu Shanshan hesitated for a moment, and Meng Xiang said quickly:

"Tell me quickly, sir, what can you do?"

At Lu Shanshan's suggestion, the Goddess Cult fought with the Song soldiers in the city countless times.

There were winners and losers, and both sides fought back and forth.

In just half a month, more than 10,000 people from the Goddess Sect died, and more than 2,000 people from the Song Army died.

Although the Goddess Sect suffered heavy casualties, the defending Song army was no less defeated. Although they did not break through the city, Meng

Xiang calmed down and valued Lu Shanshan more.

After all, they were the attacking party. In this situation, they would be satisfied if the number of deaths of the defending Song army was not much less than their own.

As the gentleman said, the retreat of this group of people has been cut off. They are like grasshoppers trapped in the city. They cannot jump for many days. As long as we besiege them and keep consuming their strength, sooner or later we will wear these tough guys down.

Although they suffered heavy losses, Meng Xiang did not feel sorry for it. He knew how his soldiers came from. He would just gather a wave each time he attacked a city. Even if they were all killed in the end, as long as the city was broken, wouldn't all the soldiers in the prefecture still be his?

So Meng Xiang, who was originally a reckless man and pursued a wave of recklessness, actually started to attack them obediently.

Song Zhi in the city had a darker face.

"Damn it! When did Meng Xiang have such a person who is so capable?"

"Don't worry, sir. If the consumption continues like this, I'm afraid not many of those people will die before we even attack the city!"

Li Cao tried to flatter the horse, but the horse suddenly hit the tiger's butt.

There was a loud bang, and Song Zhi slammed the table hard.

"You idiot! How can my elite soldiers be compared with those rotten fish and shrimps! Each of them is the result of my hard work!"

Song Zhi glared at him fiercely, his voice cold and sinister.

"It's like a dog-skin plaster. One moment, gongs and drums sound at night, disturbing people's eyes and ears, but sparing people's peace. The next moment, dirty clothes are shot at, and rumors of plague and calamity disturb the morale of the army!"

Having said that, he rubbed his forehead!

Who on earth is the other side's military advisor? He is just like a villain, who only comes up with some weird and tricky schemes that are not worthy of being shown on the stage. These schemes really caught them off guard and caused him to lose a lot of people! He is not a real man at all!

What a non-gentleman!

What a coincidence! Lu Shanshan is not really a gentleman. As the daughter of a poor scholar, she has liked military books since she was a child.

Being still in her prime, she sometimes had some fantasies. She imagined how great it would be if one day she could stay single and become a powerful figure on the battlefield.

She thought this little wish would never come true, but who could have thought that fate was so wonderful that one day, she really realized that little wish.

Although her current wish has changed, her wish has become more vast, like the blue sea and the sky, wanting to surge up to the sky and create the world for the god she believes in!

But this did not prevent her from fulfilling the innocent desire she had as a teenager.

Here, Lu Shanshan was destroying both sides bit by bit without leaving any trace, while on the other side, General Geng brought about four to five hundred civilians wearing coarse linen clothes to the vicinity of Tong County, which was near the Tongzhou soldiers.

"General, the Tong County ahead is where the Tongzhou soldiers are stationed."

At this time, a group of people were discussing something in a forest.

"Hmm... Is the method you mentioned before feasible? Can the message be passed in?"

Geng Hu asked the thin man beside him uncertainly.

"Don't worry, General. I've observed that the Tongzhou soldiers inside also need to go out hunting. After all, food is in short supply now. These Tongzhou soldiers will take turns to go out hunting and training every day. We can just contact them at that time."

He patted his chest.

"To be honest with you, General, I happen to have a few brothers who are squad leaders of the Tongzhou soldiers, so this matter will certainly not be a problem."

"Okay! I'll leave it to you to persuade them to rebel!"